French 1777
Model Infantry Musketfor Sale

This model was the last in a long
line of modifications to the 1728 model French Infantry Musket commonly referred to as the
"Charleville" musket (named after one of the arsenals that manufactured
them).
Some of the unique elements of this model are the finger ridges on the
trigger guard, the brass frizzen, and the cheek piece carved in the stock's
butt.
As mentioned this is the AN IX, or year 9, Napoleonic version with a
straighten frizzen cover and slightly different front band.
The .69 calibre barrel
is 44 3/4 inches long and the musket's total length is 60 inches.
The lock plate has
the St. Etienne arsenal markings, along with the appropriate stampings on the
breech.
This musket was used by Napoleon's infantry during the 1st
Empire as well as earlier in the American Revolution by French troops.

French Troops at Devil's Bridge, 1799. (Johann Baptist
Seele)

As for North America, it would have seen limited service in the later part
of the American Revolution.
As well, this musket (but with an iron frizzen) was used
by parts of Upper Canada's militia at the beginning of the War of 1812.
After the war, the 1816 pattern U.S. Springfield was designed copying this
musket.

As the photographs attest, this
replica is quite well assembled with a case hardened frizzen cover (hammer)
producing good sparks.
The
seamless tempered barrels are made of high-carbon steel (type:BS970 no.080M40)
and the breeches are tight.
We use a
industrial case-hardening factory process that makes sparking both more reliable
and longer lasting.
Presently no other musket provider uses this
technique.

As with all our
other flintlocks, the vent is not drilled (read details below) so we can ship easily to your door
throughout North America and to Europe and the UK.
Aside from that they
are exactly like
the originals.
A fine addition to any collection.

If upon receiving
your musket you are not completely happy with your purchase, you may return it
for a refund.
All we ask is you cover the shipping costs. It has to be returned in two weeks of receipt and be in its original state (unaltered and unmodified).

Non-Firing
State

We sell historically
accurate muskets and pistols in a non-firing state.
This allows us to comply
with various local, state, national and international firearms regulations,
along with shipping company policy restrictions. Please read our
Conditions of Use and Legal
Disclaimer. The customer is expected to be aware of the laws of
their locality that govern products of this nature.